Sanni Mari Elina Kurkisuo (born 26 May 1993), better known by her mononym Sanni, is a Finnish singer, songwriter and actress signed to Warner Music Finland. Kurkisuo is known for her personal style, and is generally considered as one of Finland's most popular artists. She is the most listened female artist on Spotify in Finland, and has won three Emma awards out of 17 total nominations.
Career
In 2001, she won the Napero-Finlandia prize for a writing competition. In 2012, she graduated from Sibelius-lukio arts school. The same year, she appeared in a role in the Finnish film Miss Farkku-Suomi.Iltalehti: Sanni Kurkisuo on tämän kevään ylioppilas ja tulevaisuuden tähti
She has also pursued a musical career and was in a number of bands since the age of 13. She was featured on "Pumppaa", a single by Aste.NRJ.fi Onko tässä Suomen uusi pop-prinsessa? She released her first solo single "Prinsessoja ja astronautteja" in April 2013. It peaked at number three on The Official Finnish Charts. Her debut album Sotke mut was released in 2013.
On 13 February 2015, she released a single, "2080-luvulla". Her second studio album Lelu, was released on 24 April 2015. She participated in the fourth season of the Finnish music reality show Vain elämää.
On 7 October 2016, she released her third eponymous album Sanni.
Personal life Sanni lived together with her girlfriend, Finnish model, radio host and beauty pageant titleholder Shirly Karvinen in Helsinki, Finland. They broke up in 2025.
Discography Albums YearTitlePeak position FIN2013Sotke mut92015Lelu12016Sanni12019Trippi12024Muutos52026Rakastavaiset4
Singles YearTitlePeak positionAlbum FIN2013"Prinsessoja ja astronautteja"3Sotke mut"Jos mä oon oikee"—"Me ei olla enää me"32014"Dementia"—"Hakuna matata"—2015 "2080-luvulla"3Lelu "Pojat" (featuring Tippa-T)11 "Supernova"— "Ei"3Vain elämää kausi 4 – päivä2016"Että mitähän vittua"1Sanni"Vahinko"2"Oo se kun oot" (featuring Paperi T)1"Ku Kanye Kanyee" (featuring Cheek)52017"Tahdon rakastella sinua"4 "Timantit on ikuisia"5 Vain elämää kausi 7"Ravistettava ennen käyttöä"13"Kelpaat kelle vaan" (featuring Apocalyptica)2"Minä sinua vaan"202018"Pornoo"1Trippi"Jacuzzi"1"Sit ku mä oon vapaa"7"Kaunis koti"2"Dracula"2 2019"Hei kevät"2Trippi"Pommi (Pampampam)"3"Psykologi"172021"Pettäjä"1 Kesken EP"Kesken"2 2022"Tyhmä"8 2023"Haukilahden rantaan"3Muutos"Mielenmaisemat"13 2024"Eliniänodote"24"Paperihaavoja"6 "Pikajunat"22Muutos"Roomaan"16 2026"Sinä ja se poitsu"4Rakastavaiset"Hävisin eron"16"Booty Call"25
Featured in YearTitlePeak positionAlbum FIN2014"Flexaa" (Cheek featuring Sanni and VilleGalle)3–2015"Lähtisitkö" (VilleGalle featuring Sanni)1Vain elämää kausi 4 – ilta2016"Miten eskimot suutelee?" (Robin featuring Sanni)14Yhdessä2018"Tule lähemmäs beibi 2018" (Kaija Koo featuring Jenni Vartiainen, Vesala, Sanni)––
Other charted songs YearTitlePeak positionAlbum FIN2015"Levoton tyttö"17 Vain elämää kausi 4 – ilta
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